Window-shade holder



No. 626,785.. I Patented lune' l3, I899.

M. GAWNE, 6;, H WHITE &. .W; E. 000K.

WINDOW SHADE HOLDER.

(Application filed. June 18, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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ORVI'LLE M. GAWNE, OASSIUS H. WHITE, AND WALTER E. COOK, OF ADRIAN,MICHIGAN.

WINDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,785, dated June 13,1899.

Application filed June 18, 1898. $erial No. 683,810. (No model.)

, and useful Improvements in Window-Shade Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improved adjustable window-shade holderswhereby the roller of an ordinary window-shade can be raised or loweredto expose the upper portion of a window.

This invention is an improvement on that style of window-shade holderhaving rods at each side parallel to each other on which suitablebrackets are adjustable for supporting the shade-roller.

The objects of this invention are to simplify the construction of thebracket for supporting the guiding-rods,.and also to provide bracketsfor the pulleys or guides, which are easily adjustable on the brackets,and so that the same kind of a bracket in each instance can be used inany position requiring a bracket in the entire apparatus. By this meansalso the structure can be adapted for inside usethat is, for use withinthe window-frameor it can be placed outside upon the windowcasing.

A further object is to provide an improved means of clamping the rods inthe bracket.

Still further objects will appear in the description to follow.

We accomplish these objects of our invention by the devices and meansdescribed in this specification.

The invention is clearly pointed out and defined in the claims.

The structure is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an inside elevationof a window with one of our improved holders in use. Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail side elevation taken .from the right-hand side, the viewbeing in broken sections. Fig. 3 is a transverse detail sectional viewtaken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking down, the positions to which thebracket H is adjustable being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. dis aninverted plan view of the bracket H appearing in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is anenlarged detail perspective View of the same. Fig. 6 is an enlargeddetail perspective view of the bracket for supporting the rods, the samebeing shown in its unclasped position. Fig. 7 is a detail View of theend of a rod of large size, showing how the same should be shouldered toavoid the necessity of constructing different-sized brackets for thesame.

' In the drawings similar letters of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, A is the window-casing.

B B B B are the brackets which hold and support the upright guiding andcarrying rods 0, which rods are preferably round, though they may be ofany form. The brackets are made by a fold of sheet metal tightlyembracing the rod 'and the two sides being extended to form a base, thesame being offset to one side to admit the insertion of suitable screwsor nails in the holes in the base. The under portion is formed withupturned lugs or ears u n, which embrace the upper leaf of the base likea clasp, so that the bracket can be clasped securely onto the rod andwill hold the same without depending on the tension of the screws. Theopen space between the lugs isleft to insert the blade of a knife orscrewdriver to loosen the clasp. This bracket, it will be observed, isvery small and compact though very efficient and strong.

The bracket for carrying the guide-roller is made independent of thebracket for sup-. porting the rod, and it consis-tsof a plate H, havinga fold H of sufficient size to embrace the cylindrical or claspingportion of the bracket B. This portion contains three slots it ofsufficient width to embrace the doubled plates to the inside of thebracket B,permitting the bracket to be set square out, as ap- 5 pears inFigs. 2 and 3, or When the bracket is put inside the frame the bracketcan be swung'parallel to the same either in or out, as appears in thedotted lines in Fig. 3, thus enabling the same fixture to be usedoutside 100 provided on the ends of spring-rollers to support the same,the operation of which will be clear from a bare inspection. Cords r'r'pass over the pulleys I on the brackets above and are secured to theslides D, whereby the curtain-roller is raised and lowered. We provide across-plate J at the lower ends of these cords a" 0', through which thesame are extended and swiveled, as in Fig. 2. A single cord 75 isswiveled at the center of the plate J and passes down to manipulate thesame, where it is wound onto any suitable cleat or holder F. We preferto use brackets B of a uniform size, and as they are of sufficientstrength for holding the heaviest rods when a heavy apparatus is inplace we turn shoulders on the rod to receive the bracket.

\Vhen in place in a window, the entire shade and roller are readilyraised and lowered from the cord t, as will be easily understood from'abare inspection of the same.

Having thus described our improved window-shade holder, we desiretostate that the details of the same can be considerably varied withoutdeparting from our invention.

The bracket H with the slots therein could be adapted to adjust ontheguiding-rod with other styles or brackets.

The arrangement of the cord with the swivels is applicable to anywindow-shade holder of this class.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a window-shade holder of the class described the combination ofthe rod 0, a

- bracket B, formed of sheet'inetal wrapped around the same and extendedto form a base having lugs 16, u, on the lower leaf of the base toengage the upper leaf to clasp the rod and v a bracket 11, having acylindrical engaging portion with slots 02, to embrace the rod 0, andengage thebracket B, so that it can be adjusted to different positionsandapulley I on said bracket H coacting for the purpose specified.

2. In a window-shade holder of the class described the combination ofthe rod 0, a bracket B, formed of sheet metal wrapped around the sameand extended into adjacent leaves to form a base having lugs it, u, onthe lower leaf of the base to engage the upper leaf to clasp the rod asspecified.

3. In a window-shadeholder, the combination of a suitable guide-rod forthe roller of the shade, of an adjustable bracket to fit on said guidebearing a suitableguiding-pulley for the ad j ustiug-cords for thepurpose specified.

In witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands and seals in thepresence of two witnesses.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY 0. SMITH, LESLIE B. ROBERTSON.

